The main driver of Destiny’s success is their brilliant adaptation of mechanics found commonly throughout free-to-play games: The Core Loop, Focus On Retention, and Resource-Based Events.

Streaming platforms, redefined mid-core games, core games, high production values and IPs.

Players love racing games because they're about perfecting every corner and knowing each track like the back of your hand. Most racing games miss this point.

Contest of Champions is part of Kabam’s overall company strategy to create triple-A titles for mobile, and it’s a strategy that is already working.

Bizzard's Heroes of the Storm challenges League of Legends with a different take on the whole hero brawler genre. 

Great games are made by well-run organizations. 

Fallout Shelter was able to conquer the absolute top of charts quickly and vanished just as fast as it came. 

World of Tanks is exactly what you expect it to be - pure battle. There are no building or timers. You don't run out of lives. You also don't have to farm, craft or play the gacha game.

EA's MADDEN is the most successful sports game ever made for touchscreen devices.

the teams at EA and Track Twenty have accomplished something remarkable – they’ve created a good mobile port, both in terms of quality and KPIs, of a significant PC franchise. 

Supercell's take on puzzle category. A fun game that failed.

Glu's Kim Kardashian game was a smash hit. This through deconstruction explains why and how.

Super Evil Megacorp built League of Legends for touchscreen devices. But is that what the players want?

Fates Forever was a beautiful MOBA that failed due to lack of depth and technical issues.

Everyone wants a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena like League of Legends. This post analyzes why there is only one winner in the MOBA market.

Fun paid game from Halfbrick studios.

Heroes of Honor was a game made by Nonstop Games before they were purchased by King.

Supercell's Clash of Clans follow-up innovates on the gameplay and chooses to go light on the social.

The final part of the series analyzes monetization mechanics in mid-core games.

Third part of the series analyzes the social mechanics in mid-core games.